Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 118, Decatur, Adams County, 14 May 1907 — Page 3

■That Day is Past 'ey) For the farmer to wear a heavy I jjz I hard shoe to get the wear for their purpose. They are now jp* ] ca lFng for the SOFT, EASY I Elkskin Shoe £ w’hich gives the wear and comfort. F. B. Tague’s SHOE STORE

WEATHER Showers and thunder storms tonight and Wednesday. Much cooler; brisk southerly, turning to northwest winds. ♦++++++ + *♦♦ + + + FORT WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RY. In Effect February 1, 1907. •ecatur —North Ft. Wayne—South 6:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 noon 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. GET WEDDED TO THE MODEL WITHOUT A MATE W; H LINDSLEY Jack Bubmeyer, of Ft. Wayne, is in I our city the guest of friends. Abe Bebout, of Berne, was transI acting business in our city today. Rev. Kessinger made a business trip E to Ft. Wayne yesterday afternoon. C. W. Yager, of Pleasant Mills, was i a business caller to our city today. Gay & Zwick shipped a consign. : ment of furniture to Curryville today. Homer Ormsby, of Bluffton, was attending to legal matters in our city today. Gus Plessinger, of Bluffton, was attending to legal matters in our city today. Miss Hattie Wertzberger went to Ft. Wayne this morning to spend the day with friends. Miss Kittie Biggins left this morning for Clinton, Mich., where she will visit for a few days with relatives. Joseph Meyjter. Wm. Horner and James Turner arrived in the city this morning to attend to court affairs. E. X. Ehinger left this morning for Louisville, Ky„ where he will visit for a few days with his son Lawrence. Mrs. Finch, of Lima. Ohio, passed through the city last night enroute to Geneva, where she will visit friends. Freeman Carlisle, the Bluffton marshal, was in the city today to testify in the trial for perjury venued from Wells county here. Mrs. Rodabaugh, of Lima, passed through the city last night enroute to Geneva, where she will visit friends and relatives for several days.

It’s Worth Something V T 0 US WHEN A MAN COMES IN OUR STORE ON A BUSY DAY AND GIVE ME A skins, size —; wrap ’em up quick, then there is the BBmI satisfaction of knowing THAT the man is positively GOING TO GET FULL VALUE FOR HIS MONEY, THAT HE WILL TELL HIS FRIENDS ABOUT HOW GOOD OUR SHOES WEAR. WE SELL th e ONLY GENUINE MENZIES’ ELK SKIN SHOES AT lb $3.00 Charlie Voslewede The Shoe Seller

Joe Hocker, of Monroe, was a business caller to our city today. Perry Stahl, of Ft. Wayne was a business caller to our city last evening. Dr. Sharpe, of Bluffton, was attending to legal matters in our city today. Fred Brinkman went to Ft. Wayne last evening to visit friends for a few days. Attorney Merriman, of Bluffton, was attending to legal maters in our city today. Frank Dailey, of Bluffton, was attending to legal matters in our city today. John Tyndall made a business trip to Sturgis, Mich., this morning in the interest of the Krick-Tyndall company. John Bollinger and force of brick layers returned this morning from Berne and have commenced work on the Murray Hotel. Miss'Blanche Shackley went to Ft. Wayne last evening, where she will visit her sister, Mrs. Dick Baxter, for a few days. Wage trouble has arisen in the cigar factory recently established at Huntington by Frank Thompson, of Fort Wayne. The proprietor insists that the demands of the workmen are unjust and declares that he will not accede to them. With millions dying in China and Russia from famine, the United States may console themselves for the loss of their fruit and berry crops by reflecting that there still is enough to eat in this land of bounty. L. A. Holthouse yesterday lost a very valuable cream colored mare that he had been offered four hundred dollars for. The mare was perfectly built and was as gentle as could be. The animal took suddenly sick and died within a few hours after. It is now asserted that Albert C. Brown, the stranger arrested at Garrett on suspicion of having dynamited the safe in the Widmer saloon some weeks ago, is an escaped convict from the Michigan penitentiary at lonia. He is in jail at Auburn. J. D. Umbenhour, residing near Syracuse, claims to have taught more singing schools than any other person in the United States. He is a pioneer musician, and still carries with him his famous old fiddle on which he made music that delighted young and old in early days. The Ligonier city council has refused to grant the electric light company any sort of franchise, but has made an agreement by which the present plant may be operated until July 1, 1907. Meanwhile it is hoped arrangements may be concluded for a municipal lighting plant.

A. J. Smith made a business trip to Chicago last night. John Holthouse returned last night from a business trip to Bluffton. Ed Lyons made a business trip to Rushville, Indiana, this morning. George Deckleman, of Toledo, was a business caller in our city last night. J. C. Mastick returned to Lima last night after transacting legal business in the city. D. E. Lafferty returned this morning from his regular business trip to Ft. Wayne. Miss Cora Donothan left yesterday for Ft. Wayne, where she will remain for some time. A. R. Bell went to Saratoga this morning, where he will transact business for the firm of Smith & Bell. Edward Stapleton returned to Huntington last night, where he is employed in the Adams factor}’ of that place. Mrs. Shaffer Peterson went to Berne this morning where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. Guy Majors, for a few days. Martha Schind returned to her home at Berne this morning after visiting Samuel Schindler and family for several days. The barn belonging to D. H. Hunsicker, on west Monroe street, is being converted into a house, and after it is completed will be owned and occupied by Dallas Hunsicker. The Rev. W. H. Mygrant, of Van Wert, Ohio, held Sunday services at the Evangelical church at Vera Cruz, returning to his home this morning. He was recently transferred to Van Wert from the Portland charge. The horse buyers for the Decatur Horse Sale Co. are out scouting the country after animals for their next sale. Owing to the scarcity of good horses just at present the sale will be held three w’eeks from last Friday instead of two weeks. Jacob Schlegel left this morning for Van Wert, Ohio. He stated that he expected to find work in that city and to open a mission here similar to the one conducted in this city by L. D. Conklin. He has relatives at Van Wert. —Bluffton News. C. L. Brokaw left Sunday for Lake George, where he will be busily engaged for the next several weeks superintending the construction of a cottage. Mr. Brokaw is erecting a cement block house which will be something permanent. The building is to be up to date in every respect and as soon as the same is completed he expects to have his family occupy the same for the summer. Street commissionerj Stults is al present busily engaged in getting a number of the stone streets in shape, and that his work may progress much faster, he is using a road scraper, which is pulled along by a traction engine, thus doing away with several teams of horses. The work as mapped out by Mr. Shults promises to put the streets in excellent shape and will add materially to the property along those streets. Hugh D. Hite Saturday evening, while doing his regular routine of work, stepped on a nail causing the same to penetrate the shoe and foot making a very sevwe wound. Hie experienced considerable pain yesterday, and at a time it was feared that blood poison would set in. However, he is resting easier today and is apparently out of danger, although he is still under the care and custody of a physician. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Allison returned Sunday evening from Tarpon, Texas, where they spent several weeks fishing. They report an excellent trip, and say that the fishing was remarkably good and that they made some great catches. L. C. Waring, who accompanied the party south, did not return home as he is making a short visit with friends and relatives in the South. The entire party are sunburned and tanned and show the effects of the southern sun in fine style. M. M. Justus received word this morning from the secretary of the Soldiers’ Home at Lafayette that the application of George Saner and wife, of this city, for admission to that institution had been favorably acted upon. Mr. Saner is a veteran of the civil war and a member of the Lew Dailey Post, of this city. He is afflicted with a cancerous growth on his throat and unable to support himself and wife. They will leave within the next few days to take up their residence at the home.—Bluffton Banner. Work on the Murray Hotel was resumed today the same having been delayed on account of the supply of brick running out. This matter has been so remedied now that the construction of the building may be pushed rapidly to completion and Mr. Murray expects to have a full force at work in the morning. The work of tearing out the old chimneys was started yesterday and makes life around the hotel miserable. This dirty part of the work will soon be over and every effort will be made to provide for the comfort of the guests.

Mel Rice went to Berne this afternoon to visit his son Edward for a short time. Mrs. S. O. Babcock returned to her home at Monroe this afternoon, after visiting friends in the city. Miss RoseLeyse returned this morning from a short visit with her parents at Craigville. Mrs. W. E. Gedders, of Goshen, arrived in the city this afternoon and will visit Mrs. D. E. Studebaker for some time. The transformer on the comer of Line and Elm streets burned out today noon and the city is having it repaired. A barber by the name of Smith arrived today from Ridgeville and has accepted a position at the Al Burdg shop on Monroe street. Herald Wilcox arrived this after, noon to be in attendance at the reception to be given tonight at the Methodist church parlors. Mrs. Meinerding returned to her home at Ft. Recovery this afternoon. While here she was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Forbing. Miss Alice Nungester, of Monroeville arrived in the city today to visit a few hours with Miss Florence Johnson. She left for Geneva this afternoon. The cement walks along north Second street are being put down -with astonishing rapidity and in a very short time the entire length of the street will have been improved, which will make it one of the principal residence streets in our city. Governor Hanly has written to his private secretary, Frederick Gemmerthat he is improving already at Atlantic City, and that he believes he will soon recover there. He expects to remain at least three weeks at the seashore. Notwithstanding the optimistic tone of the governor’s letter, there is a foreboding among his associates as to the outcome of his illness. Secretary Fred Vaughn received a letter from manager Behringer this morning announcing that he would arrive in this city some time tomorrow. Manager Behringer will then order his players to report and by the last part of this week the city should be harboring several ball players of some renown. The players have all been signed and are ready to report at any time they are wanted. Mr. C. G. Egly, a well known grain dealer at Berne, Ind., was in the city last night enroute to Grabill, where he is a stockholder in the Whitmore Grain company. The Whitmore company is preparing to erect a flouring mill at Grabill as an addition to its large grain elevator there. The mill will cost about $7,500. The town of Grabill is enjoying a building boom at present and is rapidly growing in population.—Ft. Wayne Journal-Ga-zette. Hugh Bender, a son of C. P. Bender and Frank Vore, Jr., have arranged to leave about June loth for a trip to Europe. They will sail from Boston, having arranged with a steamship company by which they will sesure a fine trip at small expense. They will land in Liverpool and from there will visit a number of points in England and expect to cross the English channel to continental Europe and will be gone several weeks. —Bluffton News. Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Christena Scheiman north of the city occurred th e wedding of her pretty daughter, Miss Louisa, to Martin Messman, of Woodburn. Ohio. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Jans in the presence of a number of invited guests, and was very impressive. The young people are both well known in our city and have a host of friends who wish them much joy and happiness. They expect to make their future home on a farm near Woodburn. Sheriff Lipkey will go to Decatur tomorrow with John Wilson, who must answer to a charge of perjury, preferred against him by a recent grand jury. It is claimed that Wilson gave false testimony relative to the operation of a blind pig. Wilson s case has been postponed from time to time and he finally secured a change of venue from the county, the case going to Adams county for a hearing. Wilson professes a supreme confidence in his ability to secure an acquittal and is ready for trial. —Bluffton Banner. The year book of the First Presbyterian church, just published, shows the congregation to have a membership of 591. The church contributed nearly $3,000 to benevolence last year and is in a flourishing condition. Mr. and Mrs. Christian Zehr, of Jefferson township, returned Saturday from Leo, where they attended the funeral of Mrs. Zehr’s brother, Elias Amstutz, who was buried on Friday after only a week’s sickness with pneumonia. What made this funeral especially sad, was, that on the day before Mr. Amstutz died his wife had given birth to a pair of twins. Mrs. Amstutz was very ill. too ill to be informed of the burial of her husband. —Berne Witness.

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Mrs. E. J. McGill went to Geneva today to visit friends for some time. C. Reagger and wife returned to Geneva today from a short visit in the city. Mrs. P. H. Steinhoge, of Spencerville, Ohio, passed through the city today enroute to Berne. Oscar and Floyd Shaw returned today from a few days’ visit with friends at Bluffton. Mrs. Sipes and two daughters went to Ft. Wayne today to visit friends and relatives for several days. Mrs. Almo Oliver went to Berne this afternoon to visit here daughter, Grace Bixler, for a f few days. George Tucker and daughter left for Jackson, Ohio, this morning, where Mr. Tucker is interested in coal mining. Marshal Green is on the still hunt for a stray dog, which a reward has been offered and all day has been walking the streets with a rope in his pocket, so that if he ran across the animal he could secure it and get the reward. However, as we go to press he reports his search as fruitless, but still has hope of landing his victim. The case of the state of Indiana against William Fronefield, whom George Zimmerman was endeavoring to have put under a peace bond has been dismissed and further trouble along that line has ceased. Since Mr. Fronefield again became a member of the family it was deemed best to cease further prosecutions. The cost that accrued will have to be paid by Mr. Zimmerman. Word was received from Monroeville this morning announcing that the nine-year-old daughter of Mrs. Jennie Winans had died early this morning after a very short illness. The funeral arrangements have not as yet been announced. Mrs. Winans is well known in this city, being a brother of William Cowan and had the misfortune a year ago. to lose her husband. Mr. Cowan will leave some time tomorrow to attend the funeral. Helm and Dorwin are doing a magnificent business in the carpet cleaning line at the city water works plant, where they have rigged up a contrivance to clean the carpets with compressed air, which seems to take every particle of dust from the .:ame. A number of people have had the boys clean their carpets and ar loud in their praise concerning tbei method-'. Mr. and Mrs. Koos left to lay for Ft. Wayne where they expec.. to make their future home.

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